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The Cathedral

A priest, haunted by his past, has his daily life disrupted by an ancient spirit of the damned who seeks to steal his soul.

  • Turlough Ó Cinnéide
    Director
    Born From Fire, The Breaking, Gaslight
  • Turlough Ó Cinnéide
    Writer
    Gaslight
  • Turlough Ó Cinnéide
    Producer
    The Breaking, Born From Fire, Mónos, Gaslight
  • Joseph Palmer
    Producer
    The Breaking, Mystic Minnie, Born From Fire, Law of Retribution
  • Nigel Mercier
    Key Cast
    "Fr. Noel"
    Jack Taylor, Love/Hate, Fair City, The Martini Shot, Hexing
  • Michael Irwin
    Key Cast
    "Fr. Grady"
    The Organist, Sacrificial Wind, Dedalus
  • Paddy Farrelly
    Key Cast
    "Monk"
    Tiger, Sons and Broken Noses, Aftermath, Dominion Creek
  • Joseph Palmer
    Key Cast
    "Fr. Constantini"
    Mystic Minnie, Take Out, Finky, Der Irland-Krimi, The Titans That Built America
  • Manolo Marcenó
    Key Cast
    "(VO) Fr. Constantini"
  • Tatiana Evonuk
    Key Cast
    "Rebecca"
    Last Knights, Borgia, Wilson City, Tatiana, All The Lost Souls
  • Gregory Palmer
    Key Cast
    "Son"
    Rodent, Finné, Law of Retribution
  • Alice Kennedy
    Key Cast
    "Baby"
  • Greg Kozma
    Director of Photography
    Magyar Boxlegendák, The Interpreter, Connection, The Janitor, Perfekta
  • Lasairfhiona Kennedy
    Assistant Directors
  • Morgan Mescal
    Assistant Directors
    Mystic Minnie
  • Conor Meehan
    Assistant Directors
  • Aiden Murry
    Set Coordinator
  • Martin Cassidy
    Gaffer
  • Tony Walsh
    Sound
    Der Irland-Krimi
  • Barry Smyth
    Sound
    Lulu and the Electric Dreamboat, The Breaking, Routine
  • Tony Rogers
    Sound
    Mystic Minnie, Lulu and the Electric Dreamboat
  • Karla McGarrity
    Language Consultants
  • Terry McGarrity
    Language Consultants
  • Turlough Ó Cinnéide
    Editor
    Born From Fire, Mónos
  • Turlough Ó Cinnéide
    Sound Design
  • Turlough Ó Cinnéide
    Composer - Title Track
  • John Woulfe
    Executive Producers
    Gaslight
  • Volker Plassman
    Executive Producers
  • Michael Siwy
    Executive Producers
  • Dolmen Films
    Production Company
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Horror, Drama
  • Runtime:
    18 minutes 5 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 1, 2022
  • Country of Origin:
    Ireland
  • Country of Filming:
    Ireland
  • Language:
    English, Latin
  • Shooting Format:
    1080, 24fps
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Alternative Film Festival
    Toronto
    Canada
    June 27, 2022
    Finalist - Best Film
  • Alternative Film Festival
    Toronto
    Canada
    June 27, 2022
    Winner - Best Actor of the Festival (Nigel Mercier)
  • Reale Film Festival
    Cinisello Balsamo
    Italy
    Winner - Best Horror/Mystery
  • Cosmic Film Festival
    Florida
    United States
    Winner - Best Short Film
  • Indie Shorts Mag Short Film Festival
    International Publishing Agency
    July 14, 2022
    Winner - Audience Choice Award
  • Indie Shorts Mag Short Film Festival
    International Publishing Agency
    July 14, 2022
    Nominee - Best Cinematography (Greg Kozma)
  • London International Monthly Film Festival
    London
    United Kingdom
    Honourable Mention - Best Short Film
  • London International Monthly Film Festival
    London
    United Kingdom
    Honourable Mention - Best Acting (Nigel Mercier)
  • Tabloid Witch Awards
    Santa Monica, CA
    United States
    Winner - Best Sound Design
  • Independent Horror Movie Awards

    Winner - Best Atmosphere
  • Independent Horror Movie Awards

    Winner - Best Sound
  • Independent Horror Movie Awards

    Nominee - Best Short
  • Independent Horror Movie Awards

    Nominee - Best Cinematography (Greg Kozma)
  • Independent Horror Movie Awards

    Nominee - Best Actor (Nigel Mercier)
  • Independent Horror Movie Awards

    Nominee - Best Scare
  • 13th Underground Cinema Film Awards
    Dublin
    Ireland
    November 5, 2022
    Nominee - Best Horror Film
  • 13th Underground Cinema Film Awards
    Dublin
    Ireland
    November 5, 2022
    Nominee - Best Cinematography (Greg Kozma)
  • 13th Underground Cinema Film Awards
    Dublin
    Ireland
    November 5, 2022
    Nominee - Best Editor (Turlough O'Cinneide)
  • 13th Underground Cinema Film Awards
    Dublin
    Ireland
    November 5, 2022
    Nominee - Best Sound Design (Turlough O'Cinneide)
  • Diabolical Horror Film Festival
    Missouri
    United States
    Nominee - Best Score (Turlough O'Cinneide)
Director Biography - Turlough Ó Cinnéide

Turlough Ó Cinnéide founded Dolmen Films in 2016. Turlough was born in Clare, Ireland, near a small village by the name of Scariff. At the age of 16 he went to sea working on the Tall Ships. It was there that he first got his taste for filming. Turlough is an award-winning Director, his short documentary, "Born From Fire", winning 5 awards, 5 nominations, and 4 honorable mentions in international film festivals. He is the driving force behind Dolmen Films.

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Director Statement

For eons, with her dark granite cliffs, rain sodden boglands, and misty damp forests, Ireland has given birth to legends and tails of horrific and terrifying beasts, dark figures, and vengeful demons. This story, The Cathedral, is based loosely on one of these tails. Long ago in the 14th century there was a monk who gave into temptation and for this temptation he relinquished his soul to Beelzebub, the Devil. Bound to the church he once worshipped at, he had to reappear every 100 years to steal a soul, until in 1884 a local priest banished him. They say that before he was exorcised, a single tear fell from the demon, leaving a mark on the church floor which can been seen to this day. The Cathedral recreates the tension of this spiritual battle in contemporary times.